• May 1, 2024

    Project Assistance

    Arts Circulation and Touring supports eligible arts and culture organizations, collectives and individuals with circulation and touring activities both within British Columbia and outside of the province. Grants received in this program are intended to enhance professional and artistic opportunities and exposure of B.C. artists, collectives, and arts organizations regionally, nationally, and internationally. Assistance through this program is available to arts and culture organizations, collectives and to individual art practitioners through three categories.
  • December 1, 2022

    Project Assistance

    The Accelerate Pilot Program is a two-year initiative to improve access and reduce barriers to funding for equity deserving and regional arts and culture organizations and collectives. Funding is intended to offer stability while being flexible in supporting a range
  • September 15, 2022

    Operating Assistance

    Performing Arts Organizations provides funding to assist the general operations of established non-profit arts and culture organizations working in professional dance, music, theatre, comedy, circus, or multidisciplinary performing arts. The program is intended for organizations that sustain an annual artistic program encompassing creation, development, production, and public presentation.
  • November 2, 2023

    Project Assistance

    See our Grant Program Calendar for upcoming BC Arts Council programs. Project Assistance: Literary Arts supports eligible professional literary arts organizations or collectives to develop, enrich, and promote Canadian literature and writers through publishing, presentation, and dissemination of literary works
  • November 2, 2023

    Project Assistance

    See our Grant Program Calendar for upcoming BC Arts Council programs. Project Assistance: Professional Performing Arts Organizations supports the development, creation, production, realization, dissemination, or live performance of classical, experimental, original, traditional, and contemporary performing art forms from all world
  • Ongoing

    Project Assistance

    Access Support provides an additional contribution towards costs for specific accessibility services and supplies, rental equipment, and other supports required to carry out a project funded by the BC Arts Council (referred to as the “associated grant”).
  • Ongoing

    Project Assistance

    Application Assistance provides a contribution towards costs for artists and arts and culture practitioners who are Deaf or have a disability, to register for the online grant system, and create and submit applications, project updates, and final reports for BC Arts
  • Arts Impact Grant

    Open for Intake
    April 2, 2024

    Project Assistance

    Arts Impact Grants are responsive and flexible funding for arts and culture organizations and collectives. The intention of the program is to allow applicants to prioritize a specific project or group of related activities that will provide the most meaningful impact to their organization, artistic practice, or to their community.
  • November 2, 2023

    Project Assistance

    See our Grant Program Calendar for upcoming BC Arts Council programs. Project Assistance: Visual Arts Organizations supports eligible organizations and arts or curatorial collectives in the development, expansion, enhancement, or creation of new or unique public programming and community engagement
  • November 15, 2023

    Project Assistance

    The Arts Infrastructure Program enables eligible organizations to develop and enhance spaces that support the work of B.C.’s arts and cultural practitioners. The program aims to support projects that: Catalyze the development of new or existing arts and cultural spaces